New
Study Finds UV Nail Lamps Do Not Cause Cancer
Further
Conclusions Made by Previous UV Research
Phoenix,
AZ (January 4, 2013) - UV lamps commonly used for drying nail polish are safe
and do not increase one's risk of getting skin cancer
according to a new study conducted by The Journal of Investigative
Dermatology. This study disproves recent misleading Internet stories and
media coverage suggesting such lamps may be unsafe and a direct cause of
keratinocyte carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.
As part
of its study, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology compared
the UV rays emitted from three popular brands of nail lamps to low-risk
phototherapy devices used in dermatology treatments (each dermatology treatment
consists of 15-30 sessions). Researchers found that a salon client would need
approximately 250 years of weekly manicures that involve the use of UV nail
lights to develop the same risk of exposure as just one round of phototherapy
sessions used to treat various skin conditions. Based on these results,
researchers concluded that nail lamps do not significantly increase the risk of
getting skin cancer.
Lighting
Sciences, a research company based in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted a similar
study in 2010. The study was authored by Co-chair of PBA's Nail Manufacturers
Council on Safety, Doug Schoon, Dr. Paul Bryson and Jim McConnell, and
addressed a potential cause-and-effect relationship between nail
lamps and skin cancer. In trying to connect nail lamp use to carcinogenic
lesions, the study compared UV rays from sunlight to the UV rays from nail
lamps. This comparison, according to the study from The Journal of
Investigative Dermatology, was not the most reliable as they believe UV
rays emitted from nail lamps and those from the sun do not have the same kind
of UV emission, and thus should not be compared in the same fashion.
"Comparing
UV nail lamps to sunlight isn't comparing apples to apples, because sunlight is
more dangerous than UV nail lamps. The reason we made this comparison was so
that people could better understand the very low risks associated with the use
of UV nail lamps," stated Schoon. Even so, both studies concluded that UV
nail lamps do not significantly increase the risk of
developing skin cancer.
Further
investigation into a possible connection between nail lamps and cancer has been
conducted by the world's leading photobiologist and creator of the SPF system,
Dr. Robert Sayre. In numerous interviews and his soon-to-be-published research,
Dr. Sayre has similarly stated that the use of UV nail lamps does not
contribute to the risk of getting skin cancer and that the emissions from UV
nail lamps are safer than that of natural sunlight.
For
complete coverage of the latest nail lamp study, please visit: http://www.probeauty.org/nmc/.
